8-letter words containing w, a, r, s
- earywigs — Plural form of earywig.
- eastward — Also, eastwards. toward the east.
- fairways — Plural form of fairway.
- far west — the area of the U.S. west of the Great Plains.
- fernshaw — a thicket of ferns
- forepaws — Plural form of forepaw.
- forswatt — sweat-covered
- forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
- forwards — forward.
- forwaste — to waste completely
- freeways — Plural form of freeway.
- fret saw — a long, narrow-bladed saw used to cut ornamental work from thin wood. Compare coping saw.
- fud wars — /fuhd worz/ Political posturing, intended to create FUD, engaged in by hardware and software vendors ostensibly committed to standardisation but actually willing to fragment the market to protect their own shares. The Unix International vs. OSF conflict is but one outstanding example.
- gasworks — a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings.
- grub saw — a handsaw for cutting stone.
- hernshaw — a heron.
- horseway — a bridleway
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- leewards — towards the lee side
- madworts — Plural form of madwort.
- manswear — (transitive, UK dialectal) To swear falsely; perjure oneself.
- mansworn — Past participle of manswear.
- menswear — men's wear.
- misaward — to award wrongly
- misdrawn — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- narwhals — Plural form of narwhal.
- nasarawa — a state of Nigeria, in the centre east of Abuja. Capital: Lafia. Pop: 1 863 275(2006). Area: 27 117 sq km (10 470 sq miles)
- outswear — to outdo in swearing.
- outwards — proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.
- overawes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overawe.
- oversway — to overrule
- overwash — the act of washing over something
- pairwise — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- passw0rd — (security) A common default password, often given out by system administrtors to new users, the hope being that they will change it immediately.
- password — a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
- peshawar — a province in Pakistan, bordering Punjab and Kashmir on the west: a former province of British India. 28,773 sq. mi. (77,516 sq. km). Capital: Peshawar.
- post-war — following a major conflict
- raceways — Plural form of raceway.
- rack saw — a wide-toothed saw
- radwaste — radioactive waste.
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- rainwash — material eroded or swept away by rain.
- raw silk — reeled silk that has not had the sericin removed.
- rawlings — Marjorie Kinnan [ki-nan] /kɪˈnæn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1953, U.S. novelist and journalist.
- rawmaish — foolish or exaggerated talk; nonsense
- rickshaw — jinrikisha.
- rift saw — a saw used for cutting wood radially from a log.
- roadshow — travelling entertainment
- rosewall — Ken(neth R.) born 1934, Australian tennis player.
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.